Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Pierce County, GA

Discover affordable housing in Pierce County where there are 20+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Ocean Breeze Park

2001 Ocean Breeze Cir, Waycross, Georgia 31503

Windover Manor Apartments

215 Marion St, Blackshear, Georgia 31516

Village at Blackshear

940 Ware St, Blackshear, Georgia 31516

1912 Bunn Building

513 Elizabeth Street, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Country Manor Apartments

310 Pomeroy, Blackshear, Georgia 31516

Central Walnut Village

Central Ave, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Colonial Homes

319 Keller St, Blackshear, Georgia 31516

Ware Terrace ( Terrace Garden Apartments )

1103 Darling Ave, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Waycross II Voa Housing

1820 Hazel St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Satilla Solutions

604 Walnut St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Waycross Voa Housing, Inc

1303 Darling Ave, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Waring Apartments

812 E Waring St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Westport Village

1600 Carswell Ave, Waycross, Georgia 31503

Ware Hotel

604 Elizabeth St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Peachwood Place Apartments

801 Naomi St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Waring II Apartments

806 E Waring St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Ware Manor

500 Walnut St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Lee Darling Homes

900 Ware St, Blackshear, Georgia 31516

Garlington Heights

301 Garlington Ave, Waycross, Georgia 31503

Northside Homes

1201 Bernice St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pierce County, Georgia
$17.35/hour
$10.10 (+139%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $10.10 (+139%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Pierce County, Georgia?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Pierce County, Georgia.

Go to the Georgia Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Pierce County.

How many renters live in Pierce County, Georgia?

The County of Pierce County has 19,822 people living in 7,460 households.

There are 4,636 renters living in 1,726 renter households in this County. Renters make up 23.39 percent of the population living in Pierce County.

What is the rental market like in Pierce County, Georgia?

There are an estimated 8,389 housing units in the Pierce County area. Of these, 1,726 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pierce County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pierce County?

The rental vacancy rate in Pierce County is 0 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Pierce County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pierce County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
10 86 318 1,036 276
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pierce County

A large number of apartments in Pierce County have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Pierce County are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 30 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 3 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Pierce County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $717 to $1,226. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $717
One BR $722
Two BR $916
Three BR $1,108
Four BR $1,226
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pierce County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Pierce County?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 10 100 percent
One BR 76 88 percent
Two BR 194 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pierce County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Pierce County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Pierce County, Georgia including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 114
Public Housing 56
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 64
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 126
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pierce County, Georgia

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Pierce County, Georgia

Pierce County features 788 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Pierce County, Georgia

There are 342 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pierce County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pierce County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pierce County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Pierce County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pierce County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $824 and $1,008.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.